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(11) EP 0 059 044 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.12.1982 Bulletin 1982/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.09.1982 Bulletin 1982/35

(21) Application number: 82300647

(22) Date of filing: 09.02.1982
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI SE

(30) Priority: 20.02.1981 US 236089

(71) Applicant: Howmedica Inc.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Asnis, Stanley Edwin
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  • Borzone, Rocco Robert
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(54) Method and system for inserting a surgical wire


(57) A novel method and system for inserting a surgical wire into a patient's bone is disclosed. The novel system includes a novel tool for guiding a surgical wire into the patient's bone at a universally adjustable position in relation to a previously inserted wire, and a novel guide pin-external sleeve combination whose use greatly facilitates the steps of guide pin insertion and, after the sleeve has been removed, insertion of a cannulated surgical implant over the guide pin. The novel system is particularly suited for use in a surgical procedure for fixing a fracture in the femoral neck with a plurality of parallel cannulated bone screws.







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